wild liquorice

British  

noun

1. See milk vetch

2. another name for liquorice

3. a North American plant, Glycyrrhiza lepidota, that is related to true liquorice and has similar properties

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wild liquorice

The wild liquorice is found in great abundance on these hills, as is also the white apple.

From History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark, Vol. I. To the Sources of the Missouri, Thence Across the Rocky Mountains and Down the River Columbia to the Pacific Ocean. Performed During the Years 1804-5-6. by Allen, Paul